 Front cover of 2004 Alyson Books paperback edition | |
| Author | Leslie Feinberg |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | historical fiction |
| Publisher | Firebrand Books |
Publication date | March 1993 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| ISBN | 1-56341-030-3 |
| OCLC | 27336208 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3556.E427 S7 1993 |
Stone Butch Blues is an autobiographical novel by Leslie Feinberg. Written from the perspective of stone butch lesbian Jess Goldberg, it intimately details hir life in the last half of the 20th century in New York.
While fictional, the work takes large inspiration from Feinberg's lived experiences, describing it as "Like my own life, this novel defies easy classification. If you found Stone Butch Blues in a bookstore or library, what category was it in? Lesbian fiction? Gender studies? [...] this book is a lesbian novel and a transgender novel—making 'trans' genre a verb, as well as an adjective." Zie also describes it as hir "call to action."[1]
While Stone Butch Blues is a heavy read as noted by its advisory warning, it is frequently discussed as an essential work for LGBT communities, as it "never shies away from portraying the anti-Semitism, classism, homophobia, anti-butch animus, and transphobia that protagonist Jess Goldberg faced on a daily basis—but it also shows the healing power of love and political activism."[2]
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